Science and Exploration

Argentina, Chile And The Andes Seen From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
February 1, 2019
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Argentina, Chile And The Andes Seen From Orbit
Argentina, Chile And The Andes Seen From Orbit
NASA

This photograph of South America from bottom to top looks from the northeast coast of Argentina to southwest across Chile, the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above the Atlantic coast of the South American continent.

iss058e006004 (Jan. 26, 2019) – larger image

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